New Trailer for Shenmue 3 & NPC Reward Added

We have come to the final three days of the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter! Your support and encouragement alone have already made this project a huge success. Thank you!!!

But we are not finished yet! It is our pleasure to announce the new scene from Shenmue 3! It is still a work in progress, but Yu Suzuki has sent it with loving care and hopes it will be all that the fans of the series have come to love, and will show those new to the game some of the wonder and magic they can expect from the continually unfolding world of Shenmue.
Please enjoy!

Ryo and Shenhua arrive at the Lake of the Lantern Bugs after their long journey. Entranced, they watch the gentle flight of the lantern bugs upon the mirage-like oasis.

More NPC Last Minute Rewards!!!

Still want to be in the game as an NPC? Don’t miss out on this one! You don’t get to fight Ryo, but you can definitely make his acquaintance!

CHOUBU TRAVELLER / BE A NON-COMBAT NPC - $6,000
Appear as an NPC staying at a Choubu inn. No big battle scene with Ryo, but this is your chance to cameo in the world of Shenmue! Limit 4. RYO VOICE MESSAGE BY COREY MARSHALL Reward included.

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These final hours are the most important, so please keep sharing and telling those sailors and random people you meet, that the game of decade, nay, the Holocene Era, is upon us! And for the betterment of all mankind, you should give it your support!

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That camera work man... that camera work is soooo Shenmue. I didn't think cutscene direction could prove nostalgic until this Kickstarter, but man, I was wrong. The DNA of those classics is totally in this thing throughout. Awesome :)

Also agree with Don Paco. If people can pump a stupid amount of money into Star Citizen post-KS. you guys can certainly get to the $10m through Paypal. Or hell, Patreon. Give people the option to send Ys Net a dollar or more a month and you'll get there in no time.

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Superbacker

I might could fund this as much as I'd like, but $175 too tight a pinch for a series I only know on reputation. So, please, I beg you, announce a "slacker backer" program. BackerKit, your website, just PayPal, I don't care. Just give us more than this past month to set aside what we'd like. After all, you want that $10M, right?

Man they have really nailed that cinematic feel shenmue had ! I think this is showing us that Yu hasnt lost his touch, and is definately going to deliver !! PS. I think Ryo's looking a LOT better !! :D

And on another note, I'm blown away at some of the ignorant negativity I'm reading. Reality check kids: We aren't even a month in on a project that will be 2+ years in development. Kindly keep your expectations realistic and your snark to yourselves, thanks.

Beautiful video the movement of Ryo's head looks very realistic,
I liked lighting too. You could tease us also with some more artwork about new characters/places
Also about the NPC will it feature only the face or will it also resemble actual body constitution?

THAT is the new video everyone was talking about? Errm... It's nice and all (in an FFX way), but I was hoping for a new Kickstarter video that would explain the appeal of "Shenmue" to potential new fans and backers.

Why do the charecters look so childish? Shenmue was so awesome for how realistic the charecters looked. Ryo doesn't even look Asian in these videos. With the technological advances since Shenmue 2 these charecters should look much better.

You can tell these models are old. Ryo still looks like a white boy (No offence intended to all) and the female characters clothing has changed since after E3. In this clip she is still wearing the long sleeves.